Sunday night 11-29-09

Well Pop and I made it to the Hope Lodge without incident. Traffic wasn't bad at all making the drive pretty easy although Pop seemed restless. He said he felt OK just couldn't get comfortable. Once unpacked we went down to the dining area to have some supper. Shannon sent a subway sandwich but Pop said he felt tired and only ate a few bites. I gave him a hard time about not eating but he promptly let me know he wasn't going to eat if he didn't feel like it. Told him he was gonna eat on my watch if I had to hold him down ..... Pop said something about not being scared of me, kinda giving me that look. He headed up to the room soon after. I could tell he was not feeling right. I talked with the guy from the Cayman Islands a little while, he is an interesting fella and loves to talk. Once I got back to the room Pop let me know that the 3 bites he did eat didn't stay down. He tried some of his nasea meds and they didn't stay down either. Once he got where he could, Pop tried another nasea med and laid down to rest. Said he would try to eat later if he could but at this point he wanted his stomach to settle down a little. He hasn't eaten anything and said he didn't feel all that ill just weak on the stomach. With the nasea medicine not working and him not taking any other meds this weekend, I'm wondering if it is nerves. He was dreading the trip. I pray that if it is.....that nerves would be calmed. We will see how Pop feels in the am as he has another big day tomorrow. Until then; keep the prayers comin and continue to
Love God; Love people
TW
Joshua 1:9

Thankful for a great Thanksgiving Weekend!

This weekend has been very good. We all appreciated Uncle Doc and Aunt Judy taking Pop to his treatment on Friday. Saturday was another great day with some great Gator football. Pop snacked all day. Let's see, he ate a cinnamon roll, a coke float, corn meal soup with chicken gizzards cut up in it, popsicles, shrimp, and few crab legs, and finished it off with half of a nutrigrain bar. Pretty good day. No nausea. He started today with a two egg omelet with bacon, that btw he cooked for himself because I slept in way too late. So those are all good things. This afternoon he and Terry will head back over to the Hope Lodge to get ready for another week, and I will relieve Terry tomorrow. Sonya has been the anchor at work keeping it all together there because Lord knows I haven't been able to focus very well.
Overall, the only complaint by Pop this weekend is tenderness in his throat. I guess that sunburn on the inside is beginning. It hasn't stopped him from eating though. We thank God for that and pray for another great week.

13 DOWN, 22 to go...

To Moffitt Cancer Center for the day for radiation treatment #13 with Aunt Judy and Uncle Doc! So far, so good! Now home for the weekend. At least until Sunday evening!

Artwork at the Hope Lodge and Moffitt

Youth from the Greek Orthodox Church that came and sang songs one night!

The pictures below are actually ceiling tiles from the dining hall at he Hope Lodge that kids created.

Below are some quilts that are located on the walls of the dining room of the Hope Lodge

Thanksgiving with FAMILY

Good Evening! 12 DOWN, 23 to go...

When I came back to the room Pop was actually reading a Reader's Digest magazine trying to find something to do.
For lunch Pop ate a frozen dinner that consisted of turkey, dressing, green peas, and mashed potatoes. He cleaned his plate. He also ate a couple slices of pickles, a few crackers, some sips of pepsi, and a banana popsicle. So far so good!
Then it was radiation treatment time. While he was in there I sat in the waiting area doing a little more reading from the Coping magazine. I found a couple interesting things that included some common sayings in this blog. The first article was called Lessons Learned. It was an article about one of the Miss America winners from back in 1967 who battled cancer. She said:

Putting my trust in God didn't make life easy, but it provided resources for hope and meaning. She went on to say: I've been blessed with a wonderful life. I've won awards, worn some crowns, stood on big stages, dressed in marvelous gowns, and carried impressive titles next to my name. I'm grateful for all of that, but cancer puts it in perspective. Loving God, loving people, and being present each day are the real miracles of life.

The second article was titled "It is what it is". The author wrote:

But it is what it is. I don't let cancer stop me from doing what is important. I try not to focus on the things that I may not experience in life. Instead, I focus on what I am experiencing - right now.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Toni

Good morning!

Today we pretty much slept in until about 8:30am. Then about 9am we went to the kitchen/dining hall and made some breakfast. Pop wanted an omelette today, but it ended up as a one egg scrambled with bacon. He ate all of that along with a glass of orange juice and some grapes. So far so good! It is all staying on the inside right now = ] Pop is resting while I am updating this website and also doing laundry!